76 fSE FARM DAIRY. 



Ration No. 5 : Corn silage, 20 lbs. ; alfalfa or cow 

 pea hay, 15 lbs.; corn (ground or crushed corn and 

 cob), 8 to 10 lbs. 



Cornell University. — H. H. Wing, Professor 

 of Animal Husbandry, New York State College 

 of Agriculture, Ithaca, supplies this informa- 

 tion: 



A typical ration for milch cows in this state would 

 be : Corn silage, 40 to 45 lbs. ; mixed clover and tim- 

 othy hay, 8 to 10 lbs. ; concentrates, 8 to 12 lbs. A 

 typical mixture of concentrates would be by weight : 

 50 parts gluten, 25 parts wheat" bran or middlings, 

 25 parts of corn or com and oats. 



Dried distillers' grains are extensively used in 

 place of the gluten as a protein food, and buckwheat 

 middlings and cotton seed meal are both used to a 

 greater or less extent for the same purpose. 



University of Vermont. — Charles L. Beach, 

 Professor of Dairy Husbandry, State Agricul- 

 tural College, Burlingtoin, writes: 



I do not think I can give you a typical Vermont 

 ration. There are all kinds and classes of daii-ymen 

 in this state and the feeding practice is as variable as 

 the skill and intelligence of the dairymen them- 

 selves. From some knowledge of the markets I 

 would suggest the following as an economical ra- 

 tion : Corn silage, 30 lbs. ; mixed hay, 12 lbs. ; cotton 

 seed meal, 2 lbs. ; gluten feed, 1 lb. ; wheat bran, 2 

 lbs. ; dried brewers ' grain, 2 lbs. < 



Kentucky State University.— Prof. M. A. 

 Soovell, Director State Experiment Station, 



